

The MacBook Pro model that I used for this experiment only runs macOS up to Catalina, so it’s already out-of-date. Neither run recent versions of macOS particularly well, and they certainly aren’t good for power-hungry tasks. Each of these Macs had 4GB of RAM and much older Intel processors. Both of these machines have run-of-the-mill specs for their time. I was able to get CloudReady running on a 2014 Mac mini and a 2012 13″ MacBook Pro. Here’s how to get CloudReady up and running on an old Mac.

This means that Google offers an officially sanctioned way of reviving old computers with Chrome OS. Just last year, Google acquired Neverware, the company behind CloudReady. CloudReady isn’t a new product by any stretch, but I had always been itching to try it out. Here, but note that the Mac support is described as “experimental.Is there an old out-of-date Mac that you desperately miss using? Well, you’re in luck because it’s incredibly easy to install a modern version of Chrome OS on old Intel Macs for free.

In the Flashpoint Secure Player it is possible to play web-based media “without leaving permanent changes or security holes on your computer,” according to BlueMaxima. Download itĭeveloper BlueMaxima describes Flashpoint as “a webgame preservation project”. If you want to run Ruffle in Safari you will need to convert the extension to be Safari compatible with Xcode 12+, but the developers explain how to do that on their site. Ruffle should allow you to view Flash content. That service is preserving some Flash-based games and animations, and since these will be emulated rather than truly Flash-based, you’ll still be able to play them. If your reason for wanting Flash Player is to play old Flash games check out the Internet Archive.

How to uninstall Flash Player in a separate article. You certainly shouldn’t be looking to install it. With all this in mind you should uninstall Flash if you do have it on your Mac.
